GT0F6 Underground structures

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Vladislav Horák, CSc. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (deputy)
Mgr. Martin Knížek, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Vladislav Horák, CSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
( G2121 Engeneering Geology || G2121k Engeneering Geology ) && GT0F5 Foundation engineering && GT0F2 Soil Mechanics
Basic principles of geology, soil mechanics, building materials, structural mechanics, elasticity and plasticity theory, foundation engineering, geodesy, building materials, basic principles of railway, overground and water structures.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Learning objectives and competences: Student will be acquainted with geotechnical investigation, with influence of geology into the underground structures layout and with classification of rocks for underground structures. Further on with introduction into the theory of rocky pressures, with tunel systems for different profiles, explosive works, excavation of shafts. Student will be able to check deformations of suface. Excavated underground structures and microtunelling. The history, the nomenclature and the terminology in the underground structures. The basic design elements, geotechnical survey. Theory of the rock pressure and static calculation of the underground structures lining. The excavating structures and the driving structures. The new methods for tunnel building and the underground structures supporting. The shield tunneling methods (nonmechanized shield, mechanized shield, special shields), TBM (Tunnel Boring Machines), TSM (Tunnel Sequential Machines), blasting application. The New Austrian Tunnel Method - NATM, bolted support, gunite (shotcrete), stiil proping. The special methods of driving (overpressure - pressure above atmospheric, grouting, freezing, PERFOREX method etc.). The traffic tunnels, underground garages, subway crossings, urban underpasses, caverns. The underground space exploitation - underground urbanization, the settlement activity, the environmental and economical aspects. Microtunnelling. The underground structures in the future.
Learning outcomes
Student has a knowledge of basic design elements of underground structures and principle methods of design and checking of primary lining of underground structures.
Syllabus
  • 1. History and evolution of underground structures. Nomenclature of underground structures by various criterions. Terminology. 2. The main construction elements of underground structures. The basic design elements for separate types of underground structures. 3. Geotechnical survey for underground structures, pilot galleries, influence of geotechnical proportions into the underground structures layout. 4. Classification of surroundings for underground structures, classification systems. 5. State of stress of rocky massive round of tunnel excavation, arch theory, load of lining by the part of primary stress. Tunnel systems for major profiles. 6. Classic and modern tunnel systems. Ring method, press concrete, Bernold system. 7. The New Austrian Tunnel Method. 8. Tunnel Sequential Machines(TSM) and Tunnel Boring Machines(TBM) 9. Shield tunnelling by open and closed shields, special shields.výrub 10. Improvement of environmental during driving. Silting, drawing - out. 11. Explosive works, drilling, loading and transport of muck. Excavation of shafts. 12. Driving of galleries. Influence of tunnel building technology to environment. 13. Protection of underground structures against water. Ventilation of underground structures. Excavated underground structures. Microtunnelling.
Literature
  • KLEPSATEL, František, Libor MAŘÍK and Miloslav FRANKOVSKÝ. Městské podzemní stavby. Translated by Jaroslava Pokorná. 1. české vyd. Bratislava: Jaga, 2005, 285 s. ISBN 8080760217. info
  • KLEPSATEL, František, Pavol KUSÝ and Libor MAŘÍK. Výstavba tunelů ve skalních horninách. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Jaga group, 2003, 215 s. ISBN 8088905435. info
Teaching methods
theoretical preparation, lectures
Assessment methods
Exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Výuka na Stavební fakultě VUT.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nutno zapsat též na VUT (výuku zajišťuje katedra Geotechniky FAST)
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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